‘Can’t get fresh air’: Millions at risk as wildfire smoke blankets Eastern Canada
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‘Can’t get fresh air’: Millions at risk as wildfire smoke blankets Eastern Canada
Description
June 7, 2023
Millions of Canadians are being urged to wear a mask or stay indoors, as the smoke from hundreds of wildifres leaves an eerie haze over Eastern Canada. Touria Izri looks at how people are coping, why the conditions prompted an Ontario hospital to cancel some surgeries, and how wildfire particles can be more toxic as they travel.
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‘Can’t get fresh air’: Millions at risk as wildfire smoke blankets Eastern Canada02:16 | June 7, 2023
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‘Someone’s going to get hurt’: Police recordings offer new insight into wrong-way chase on Ontario’s Highway 40102:18 | May 2, 2024
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‘Can’t get fresh air’: Millions at risk as wildfire smoke blankets Eastern Canada02:16 | June 7, 2023
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Jimmy Carter funeral: Former U.S. president remembered for helping clean up Canadian nuclear disaster02:10 | January 9, 2025
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‘Can’t get fresh air’: Millions at risk as wildfire smoke blankets Eastern Canada
Description
June 7, 2023
Millions of Canadians are being urged to wear a mask or stay indoors, as the smoke from hundreds of wildifres leaves an eerie haze over Eastern Canada. Touria Izri looks at how people are coping, why the conditions prompted an Ontario hospital to cancel some surgeries, and how wildfire particles can be more toxic as they travel.
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